The Hartmann Report

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Daily Take: How Fascism Typically Takes Over a Nation by Rhetoric… Mar 29, 2024

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Words. Speeches. News conferences. Rallies. Media. Money. And they all point in one direction: violence in service of the fascist leader.

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Get Off My Neck: Black Lives and White Justice with Debbie Hines Mar 28, 2024

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Guest Interview: Debbie Hines, trial lawyer, legal/political commentator, former prosecutor & author of the brand new book: Get Off My Neck: Black Lives, White Justice, and a Former Prosecutor’s Quest for Reform. Also Phil Ittner with the Ukraine Update. Plus a video that the GOP doesn't want you to see. Plus Trump's Bibles and the evolution of his messianic message.

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Daily Take: Why Are the People Brave Enough to Hold Trump to Account Mostly Black & Brown? Mar 28, 2024

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There is no movement advocating political violence on the American left. It is entirely confined to the American right & the media needs to admit that, and the FBI needs to recalibrate their efforts…

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What About That Biden Economy Mar 27, 2024

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Guest Interview: Michael Tomasky, Editor of The New Republic. Over the past year, Team Biden has been conducting war games, crafting complex legal strategies, and devoting extensive resources to prepare for, as one former senior Biden administration official puts it, “all-hell-breaks-loose” scenarios. Geeky Science! Can not getting enough sleep age you? Also, How Fox News is one of our top threats. Federal trial attorney Sabrina Haake explains.

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Daily Take: The Cold, Dead Hand of Anthony Comstock is about to Fall on America’s Women Mar 27, 2024

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So, what the heck is the Comstock Act and why are Republicans trying to revive it before the Supreme Court?

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Trump's Worst Nightmare is About to Begin With His First Felony Trial Mar 26, 2024

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Do you recall either the Democratic or Republican Party operating like this? No, of course not. This is how authoritarians run parties and countries. The role of Republicans in trying to outlaw the abortion drug mifipristone. How big a factor is the GOP stance on abortion & IVF going to be this fall? We’re about to find out.

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Daily Take: How Billionaire's Privilege is Taking Down Our Republic Mar 26, 2024

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Hundreds of working class people who answered Donald Trump’s call on January 6th are sitting in prison today, but the ringleader, the guy without whom those people would not be in jail, walks free…

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Trump Gets Another Reprieve? Mar 25, 2024

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How does this guy keep getting away with it all? When it comes time for the election will Trump be viewed more as a victim or as a criminal?- and will it get him elected?

Also, will Putin use the theater attack to justify a major scaling up on his invasion of Ukraine?

Plus- Thom reads from his own book 'The Hidden History of Oligarchy'.

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Daily Take: Will the GOP's Ukraine Aid Block Kick-Off Another Worldwide War? Mar 25, 2024

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Putin's language of escalation highlights the danger that the GOP’s embrace of Trump and Trump’s ties to Putin have put the US and the entire democratic world in…

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Pramila Jayapal and the Progressive Agenda Mar 24, 2024

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Congresswoman Jayapal takes listener questions- why can't Democrats message more effectively?.. Can Ukraine aid pass without also funding the invasion of Gaza?.. Can the take-over of our elections by corporate dollars pushed back?..

Also, Thom reads from "The War on Normal People" by Andrew Yang.

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